Prevalence of iron deficiency anemia and beta thalassemia carriers among relatives of beta thalassemia patients in Nile Delta region, Egypt: a multicenter study.
Mohamed Ramadan El-ShanshoryLaila M SheriefHoda M HassabSeham M RagabSohier YahiaAhmed K MansourAdel S AhmedSaid H AbdouAmal M HelmyMona M WatanyAhmed M Gad ALllahMyriam A GuindyZeinab I MouradMohamed A SolimanReham M El-FarahatyFaeza El-DahtoryAhmad DarwishSuzy Abd ElmaboodIbrahim A KabbashShimaa M SaiedPublished in: The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association (2021)
More than one-third of relatives of patients with β thalassemia are carriers of the disease, while 17.19% suffer from iron deficiency anemia. This study demonstrates the importance of tracing the high number of beta thalassemia carriers among relatives of patients with β thalassemia in Egypt.